Why Mikel Arteta was booked in Arsenal vs Fulham draw with his second yellow card of the season

Mikel Arteta received his first booking of the 2023/24 Premier League on Saturday afternoon in Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Fulham.

The Gunners boss has often been criticised for his behaviour on the touchline in the past 18 months, and was booked in the FA Community Shield penalty win over Manchester City for asking for a yellow card from referee Stuart Atwell.

The Premier League have introduced new rules for the 2023/24 season in an attempt to clamp down on discipline from players and managers, despite the likes of Arteta and Manchester United defender Raphael Varane disagreeing.

«I'm used to them already,» Arteta said when asked about the new touchline rules on Friday. «One week, bang done. I'm a new man, you'll see me on the touchline so calm, I won't move. I'm ready to go.

»I'm trying my best to be there. I have somebody in the stands who the moment I move *makes gesture of pretending to freeze*. I have a man there so you're gonna see tomorrow how well I behave."

Unfortunately for Arteta, he didn't stick to his claim against Fulham. The Arsenal boss was booked in the 80th minute by Paul Tierney after being left unhappy by a decision not to penalise Bernd Leno when the keeper caught the ball right on the edge of the box.

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The former Arsenal goalkeeper collected the loose ball from Gabriel Martinelli and had a foot outside the area, with a borderline decision on whether he had also taken the ball out. Arteta vented his frustration and was showed a yellow card.

Arteta's frustrations were made worse when Joao Palhinha connected to Harrison Reed's corner to equalise in the 87th minute.